Tristan Thompson RUMORS & NEWS

CBSSports.com
"Tristan Thompson, who is represented by LeBron James' agent, Rich Paul, chose not to accept a four-year, $52 million extension proposed by the Cleveland Cavaliers before the Oct. 31 deadline, according to Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski:
James is the biggest reason Klutch Sports exists, and..."
January 14

SB Nation
"Contract extension negotiations between the Cleveland Cavaliers and big man Tristan Thompson have stalled, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.
The Cavs and Thompson have until Oct. 31 to come to an agreement on an extension. The 23-year-old is reportedly seeking a deal worth about $12 million..."
October 28

ESPN.com
"After a summer and fall of good feelings, the Cleveland Cavaliers are facing their first bit of tension involving LeBron James because of contract extension talks with teammate Tristan Thompson.
The Cavs and Thompson have stalled in negotiations, sources told ESPN.com, with a Friday deadline..."
October 27

Akron Beacon Journal
"When David Blatt was discussing the merits of choosing between Anderson Varejao and Tristan Thompson as his starting center, he dismissed much of the debate by declaring “it probably doesn’t make a big difference.”
On the court, he might be right. Both players are similar rebounding machines,..."
October 06

Hoops Rumors
"The Cavs have had “exploratory” trade discussions involving Tristan Thompson and Dion Waiters with another team in the lottery that’s looking to move up, tweets Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio. Amico wrote earlier this week that either the Bucks or the Sixers had inquired with Cleveland about..."
June 05

The News-Herald
"The Cavaliers have some lofty expectations this season when it comes to attacking the glass.
With Tristan Thompson and Anderson Varejao in the starting lineup, they have two players who possess a relentless style of rebounding.
“We should be one of the top rebounding teams in the league,”..."
October 28

Inside Hoops
"The Cleveland Cavaliers announced today that the team has exercised the fourth-year options on guard Kyrie Irving and forward Tristan Thompson as well as the third-year options on guard Dion Waiters and center Tyler Zeller.
Irving was the first overall pick in the 2011 draft by the Cavaliers..."
October 24

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said the competition between small forwards Alonzo Gee and Earl Clark was even heading into Monday's night's exhibition game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night at Value City Arena.
Then Clark sat out and Gee scored 14 points with two rebounds two assists..."
October 22

SB Nation
"For most rebuilding teams a No. 4 overall pick is a scarce commodity a player whose strengths and weaknesses you take into consideration when building the rest of your roster in order to put him in the best position to succeed. But when you have four top-four picks in three seasons like the..."
October 08

ESPN.com
"What does an NBA team that wants to get to the playoffs need? Two No. 1 overall picks in three years? The Rookie of the Year? Two All-Stars? A new head coach? Experienced players that have played for their national teams?
The Cleveland Cavaliers' roster has every ingredient needed to fulfill..."
September 05

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"For his entire life Tristan Thompson has shot the basketball left-handed. He golfs left-handed too. He eats with his left hand as well.
Other things he’s done with his right hand. He throws a football with his right hand. Throws a baseball with his right.
Now he’s trying basketball with his..."
August 12

Sportsnet.ca
"When it comes to representing his country Tristan Thompson is determined to do things the right way.
Literally.
The burgeoning Canadian NBA star a left-handed shooter for his entire basketball career has decided to use his right hand to shoot jump shots and free throws.
The unusual –..."
August 10

CBSSports.com
"Minnesota Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love can opt out of his contract with the team in 2015. He's also the best power forward in the NBA when he isn't breaking his hand doing knuckle pushups. His rare blend of dominating performances on the glass with deadly perimeter scoring makes him a..."
June 26

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson recently spent a day in Toronto participating in "Healthy Me'' Week and running a clinic at a YMCA to promote physical activity.
He will be hosting one of the Cavs overnight basketball camps at Baldwin Wallace from July 7-11.
Those are the sorts of..."
June 23

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"One unexpected positive development as the Cavaliers' season winds down is the emergence of power forward Tristan Thompson as one of the team's leaders.
Cavs coach Byron Scott might disagree with the notion that it's unexpected, however.
"I think he's always been one of our leaders,'' Scott..."
April 09

Toronto Sun
"While always a special occasion, playing at home no longer throws Tristan Thompson a bit off.
The Cavaliers big man from Brampton faced the Raptors at the ACC for the fourth time in his NBA career on Sunday and made his presence felt in an 11 point, 10 rebound effort. That followed a 14 point,..."
March 11

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Maybe you missed it amid all the hand-wringing of the Cavaliers' third loss in four games Friday, after Cleveland let another uninspired third quarter lead the team to another loss.
But listed in the Cavaliers' box score was this: Tristan Thompson recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds.
Another..."
March 10

Fear The Sword
"Tristan Thompson entered the season with high expectations. The starting spot at power forward was handed to him with the departure of Antawn Jamison, and the reports indicated that no Cavalier worked harder than Thompson at improving in the offseason. The 21 year old has taken his lumps, both on..."
January 07

Akron Beacon Journal
"The expectations for Tristan Thompson were set in training camp when coach Byron Scott made it clear he believed Thompson could average a double-double in this his second season. Thompson isn't there yet, but if the last four games are any indication, he's starting to figure it out.
Thompson..."
December 24

Toronto Star
"The Cavaliers play downtown, but they practise in the edge city of Independence in an ill-named facility called Cleveland Clinic Courts.
They built it for LeBron James, in order to shorten his drive in from Akron by 10 minutes.
Today, all the organization's survivors have to schlep out there..."
December 18

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"If it seems as if second-year forward Tristan Thompson often has his shots blocked by an opponent, it's probably because he does.
According to the website 82games.com, Thompson's shot is blocked 22 percent of the time when he throws the ball at the rim. Further, Thompson's attempts when "close"..."
November 30

Fear The Sword
"First, lets look at some of the disappointing surprises. The team, blessed with an uncanny amount of health coming into training camp, has been battered in the first 10 games of the season. Kyrie Irving will perhaps miss a month. Tyler Zeller got his face mashed as soon as he started to show some..."
November 21

Fear The Sword
"What position should Varejao play? Is Tristan Thompson ready to start in the NBA? Is Tyler Zeller? Do any of these questions matter?
They do matter, because there are implications involved with each answer that affect how the Cavaliers plan their roster moving forward, and whether or not they..."
October 25

Akron Beacon Journal
"Tristan Thompson entered the offseason with two clear goals in mind: work on his midrange jumper and learn to grow comfortable going left with his dribble.
Yes, left. Thompson might be the only left-handed player in the league who is more comfortable going to his right than his left.
"I'm..."
July 17

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"After the Cavaliers' 68-64 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats in their summer league opener, power forward Tristan Thompson grabbed his backpack and was escorted to an autograph table on the main concourse of the Thomas & Mack Center at UNLV. There he took a seat and chatted up the fans in line,..."
July 17

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Cavaliers rookie Tristan Thompson wants to be on the court in the final minutes with games on the line. And right now that's not an issue in late April with the team eliminated from the playoff race.
The 21-year-old center had another good game Monday night in a 109-101 loss to the Memphis..."
April 24

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Tristan Thompson was 6 when Tim Duncan made his NBA debut with the San Antonio Spurs.
To generations of kids weaned on ESPN, Duncan must seem like a player who wandered into their highlights from another era, his black-and-white Spurs uniform only lending to the perception. Duncan relies on..."
April 04

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Kyrie Irving had another terrific fourth quarter Monday near his hometown. He had every reason to hog the spotlight after scoring his team's final six points in a 105-100 victory over the New Jersey Nets in the Prudential Center.
But the rookie point guard from West Orange, N.J., was more happy..."
March 20

Akron Beacon Journal
"As he was preparing to make his first career start, rookie Tristan Thompson was excited to play Atlanta on Sunday because he felt paybacks were in order after the Hawks' 27-point win over the Cavs in January.
Thompson said the Cavs needed to punch the Hawks in the mouth, but after their 103-87..."
March 19

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"It was Clint Eastwood in the movie "Magnum Force," who introduced the phrase, "A man's got to know his limitations" into the pop culture lexicon.
It's a philosophy Tristan Thompson is embracing during his rookie season on the offensive end. The power forward averages 7.1 points per game, mostly..."
March 06